Quote Originally Posted by borzoimom
hey k9soul- we have those birds- your first picture- what is that??? I know its a woodpecker of some type....
It's a northern flicker. One of the larger woodpecker species. I love birdwatching and photographing. I am going to have to buy a new heated bird bath though as I can't seem to find mine this year! It's already freezing every night here so I need to get one out soon.

When I was younger I used to find pinecones and collected them, put peanut butter all over them and then roll them in bird seed and hang them out. The birdies love those too.